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J, A. PEARCE. FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

WITNESSES.

A TTOH/VEY UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

JACOB A. PEARCE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,345, dated April},1888.

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To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. PEARCE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of brushes which have reservoirsattached to them from which the brush is supplied with water.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap yet strong and durablefountainbrush for cleaning floors, windows, and the like, which may,when desired, be operated and adjusted to supply the scrubbing portionof the brush with water in such quantities as may be desired. Iaccomplish this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2is an end view of the same.

Similar letters refer to si milar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, a represents the reservoir, which is shaped as shown,and is provided with lugs b and a capped opening, 13,011 the top of thereservoir. The back of the brush f is of such a form as will admit theflexible pipe or hose 0 to be inlaid about onehalf of its diameter alongthe front side, and provided with a longitudinal slot in its oppositeside (indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2) for the reception of the edgeof a flexible strip, m, which strip is for the purpose of scraping orrubbing the floor or glass being operated.

upon. To the upper surface of the back are fixed by tacks or screws thelugs g, which are formed as shown and are provided with holes, throughwhich the bolt e passes. This bolt is provided with a fixed head, 0', onone end, and on the opposite end is formed a screwthread, on which thethumb-screw d operates back and forth, and when brought in contact withthe log 9 adjacent to it the rod 2 is drawn toward the screw cl, whichclamps the lugs 9 against the lugs 12 on the reservoir and holds thebrush in any position to which it may be adjusted. The position when thescraper is used is indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2. I prefer toconstruct the tank of sheet metal, in which case the socket 7c for thehandle Z is soldered (at nearly right angles) to the back of thereservoir and is strengthened by the bracing-collar 7a. The flexiblehose 0 is passed over a short pipe, 0', (indicated by dotted lines, Fig.1,) which surrounds an opening in the reservoir. The hose is thenbrought to the front of the brush back and inlaid, as before mentioned.Along this inlaid portion of the hose perforations are made, (marked 0and this I prefer to hold in position by staples j, driven into the sideof the brushs back. The cap it is made to closely fit a short pipesurrounding an opening in the top of the res ervoir, which pipe ismarked a, and is provided with an opening, 1'', in one side, and the capit is provided with a corresponding opening. This pipe and cap may beprovided with screw-threads to hold them together, or the cap maybe heldby friction.

In operating my device, to get proper re sults I remove the cap h andfill the reservoir with water, and at once place the cap in position,being sure that the opening in the cap does not come opposite theopening in the tube or pipe a. \Vhen it is desired that the water besupplied to the brush a, the cap is turned to a point where the openingin the cap comes opposite that in the pipe a, when the air will passinto the reservoir and allow the water to how out through theperforations 0 into the brush it. The scrubbing being completed, thewater may be shut oil by closing the opening on the top of the reservoirwith'the cap. The brush may then be turned to the position shown indotted lines, Fig. 2, when the scraper or rubber m may be brought intoaction.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the reservoir, the brush adj ustably pivoted to thebottom thereof, and the perforated flexible pipe connecting with thereservoir and extending along and secured to one side of thebrush-block, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my presence of two witnesses.

JACOB A. PEARCE.

signature in Witnesses:

R. M. McDERMOTT, B. L. PoLLooK.

